Published on in Vol 3, No 4 (2017): Oct-Dec

Will Participatory Syndromic Surveillance Work in Latin America? Piloting a Mobile Approach to Crowdsource Influenza-Like Illness Data in Guatemala

Will Participatory Syndromic Surveillance Work in Latin America? Piloting a Mobile Approach to Crowdsource Influenza-Like Illness Data in Guatemala

Will Participatory Syndromic Surveillance Work in Latin America? Piloting a Mobile Approach to Crowdsource Influenza-Like Illness Data in Guatemala

José Tomás Prieto   1, 2 , BEng, MSc, PhD ;   Jorge H Jara   1 , MD, ES ;   Juan Pablo Alvis   1 , MSc ;   Luis R Furlan   3 , BEng, MA ;   Christian Travis Murray   1 , MSc ;   Judith Garcia   4 , MD ;   Pierre-Jean Benghozi   2 , PhD ;   Susan Cornelia Kaydos-Daniels   5 , MSPH, PhD

1 Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala

2 CRG, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, Palaiseau, France

3 Center for Studies in Applied Informatics, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala, Guatemala, Guatemala

4 Ministry of Health, Guatemala, Guatemala

5 Influenza Program, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Guatemala, Guatemala

Corresponding Author:

  • José Tomás Prieto, BEng, MSc, PhD
  • Center for Health Studies, Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
  • 18 Av. 11-95, zona 15, Vista Hermosa III
  • Guatemala, 01015
  • Guatemala
  • Phone: 502 4044216455
  • Email: josetomasprieto@gmail.com